
A Day in the Life of a Kentucky Derby Horse
Each week members of the media around the country vote on the nation's top racehorses on the Triple Crown trail in the NTRA Top 3-year-Old Poll. With the 142nd Preakness Stakes in the books, find the latest top 3-year-old rankings below.
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AMERICA'S TOP 3-YEAR-OLD THOROUGHBREDS as of May 22
1. Classic Empire (21 first-place votes)
Owner: John Oxley
Trainer: Mark Casse
Jockey: Julien Leparoux
2017 stats: 4 starts, 1 win, 1 second, 1 third
Previous race: 2nd, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: TBD, possibly Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10
2. Always Dreaming (15 first-place votes)
Owner: MeB Racing Brooklyn Boyz, Teresa Viola Racing, St. Elias, Siena Farm and West Point
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: John Velazquez
2017 stats: 4 starts, 4 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 8th, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: TBD
3. Cloud Computing (3 first-place votes)
Owner: Klaravich Stables and William Lawrence
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Javier Castellano
2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 1 third
Previous race: 1st, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: TBD
Owner: L and N Racing
Trainer: Steve Asmussen
Jockey: Corey Lanerie
2017 stats: 5 starts, 0 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds
Previous race: 4th, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10
Owner: WinStar Farm and Don Alberto Stable
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Flavien Prat
2017 stats: 5 starts, 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds
Previous race: 3rd, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: Affirmed Stakes, Santa Anita Park, June 24
Owner: Isabelle de Tomaso
Trainer: Graham Motion
Jockey: Rajiv Maragh
2017 stats: 4 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 10th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: TBD
7. Unique Bella (1 first-place vote)
Owner: Don Alberto Stable
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Jockey: Mike Smith
2017 stats: 3 starts, 3 wins, 0 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 1st, Santa Ysabel Stakes, Santa Anita Park, March 4
Next race: TBD
8. McCraken
Owner: Whitham Thoroughbreds
Trainer: Ian Wilkes
Jockey: Brian Hernandez Jr.
2017 stats: 3 starts, 1 win, 0 seconds, 1 third
Previous race: 8th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: TBD
Owner: Klaravich Stables and William H. Lawrence
Trainer: Chad Brown
Jockey: Joel Rosario
2017 stats: 3 starts, 0 wins, 2 seconds, 0 thirds
Previous race: 5th, Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 6
Next race: Dwyer Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10
Owner: Fern Circle Stables
Trainer: Kenny McPeek
Jockey: Channing Hill
2017 stats: 5 starts, 2 wins, 0 seconds, 1 third
Previous race: 3rd, Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 20
Next race: Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 10